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SEPTEMBER 27. 1941
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FIVE
Trailer Chapel of
Diocese of Raleigh
Visits Orangeburg
(Special to The Bulletin)
ORANGEBURG, S. C.—Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Motor Chapel, in
charge of Redemptorist Fathers serv
ing in the Diocese of Raleigh, on
September 13 and 14, visited Orange
burg. where priests of the Redemp
torist Order are in charge of the
Church of the Holy Trinity and its
missions: Allendale, Blackville,
Springfield and Four Holes.
The Rev. John Walsh, C. SS. R-,
and the Rev. John Renehan, C. SS-
R-. are the priests in charge of the
Trailer Chapel, and they were accom
panied to Orangeburg by the Rev.
Hugo Hahn. C. SS. R.. and the Rev.
John Schultz, C. SS. R.. of the
Catholic University in Washington.
Father Walsh, one of the priests
with the Trailer Chapel, was for
merly stationed in Orangeburg. Fath
er Renehan has for many years con
ducted missions in New England.
Tire Trailer Chapel has been tour
ing North Carolina since June,
making stops of from five to seven
days. Everywhere the trailer and
the i-ests have been cordially re
ceived. Services are held in the open
air each evening, with an average
attendance of 500. Services open with
the National Anthem, played over
the loud-speaker system with which
the trailer is equipped. Readings
from the Bible follow, then a lecture,
followed by a question and answer
period. Motion pictures, with sound,
are exhibited, and the services close
with the singing of “God Bless
America”.
No appeal fdr contributions is made,
and with a view of bringing a better
understanding of Catholic teaching
to thousands, pamphlets explaining
Catholic doctrines are distributed free
of charge. It is estimated that 10.-
000 people have visited the trailer
since it began its tour.
The Redemptorist Fathers will con
tinue their missionary work with
the Trailer Chapel in North Caro
lina until October 1, when the
coming of cold weather will render
outdoor services impracticable.
Additions to Faculty
of Vocational School
Rev. Thomas Ryan, C. S. V.,
and Roger Noonan, ofChi-
cago, Now at St. Thomas
School in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga—The Rev- Eu
gene Kearney, C. S. V., director of
St. Thomas Vocational School for
Boys, has announced that two new
members have been added to the
school faculty this year, the Rev.
Thomas Ryan, C. S. V-, and Roger
Noonan, both of Chicago.
Father Ryan has done much social
work with boys and is very much
interested In sports. He will teach
the eighth grade at the school and
specialize in teaching English.
Also on the faculty are William
Dunloo, who will teach clerical work
in the seventh and eighth grades,
and Philip Roach, who wil instruct
the boys in pointing.
BENEDICTINE SCHOOL
NAVIES CADET OFFICERS
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Major Charles
M. Hurt, professor of military tac
tics at Benedictine Military School
lias announced that Fred Von Kamp
will be lieutenant colonel of the
R. O. T. C. unit at the school this
year- Anthony Oetgen will be adju
tant. and the company commanders
will be Cadet Captains John P.
Kameron. William Ray, and Walter
Ehrenreich.
PLAN COLUMBUS DAY
OBSERVANCE IN SAVANNAH
S A V A N NA H, Ga.—Tire annual
observance of Columbus Day by Sa
vannah Council, Knights of Colum
bus, will be held on October 13 with
C. Harold McCarthy, lecturer of the
council as general chairman, and
Thomas Corcoran as vice-chairman
of the committee in charge of
arrangements for the celebration.
The speakers committee includes
W T. Walsh, chairman; A. J. Schano,
A J Ryan, Jr., and Hugh Grady.
Mr. Schano will also head the
reservations committee. Michael C.
McCarthy was named chairman of
the mu3ic committee and Frank Ros
si ter will head the publicity commit
tee.
John M. Brennan, grand knight
of the council presided at the meet
ing at which the Columbus Day com
mittees were named, and at which
the council voted to make a donation
to the Catholic Laymen's Association
of Georgia.
MYRON COLE, AUGUSTA,
NAMED ADJUTANT OF
AMERICAN LEGION POST
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Myron W. Cole, a
memirer of the Sacred Heart parish,
has been elected adjutant of the
Louis L. Batttey Post of the Ameri
can Legion.
Mr. Cole, a native of Charleston,
who came to Augusta from Columbus,
Ga., served overseas during the
World War with the 150th Ammuni
tion Train. He is the local agent of
the Otis Elevator Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole have four chil
dren, one girl and three boys, Jeanne,
Anthony, Robert, and Myron, Jr„ who
is a member of The Bulletin's office
staff,
Co-Chairman—N. C. C. W. Meet
MRS. ARVID KLEMETSMO
President of the Spartanburg Coun
cil, National Council of Catholic
Women, who is co-chairman of the
committee in charge of arrangements
for the Twelfth Annual Convention
of the Charleston Diocesan Council
of the N. C. C. W. to be held October
4, 5, 6.
MRS. MARTIN O BRIEN
Mrs. 0‘Brien, of Spartanburg, is
one of the» co-chairman of the com
mittee that is In charge of arrange
ments for the Twelfth Annual Con
vention of the Charleston Diocesan
Council, National Council of Cath
olic Women, which wif be held in
Spartanburg. Mrs. O’Brien also heads
tl>e publicity committee.
Sisters of Mercy Have Served
Columbus Parish Since 1862
Miss Tickerhoff,
Waycross, Georgia,
Received as Postulant
WAYCROSS, Ga.—Miss Ruth A.
Tickerhoff, daughter of Mrs. Rachel
Tickerhoff, was received as a Postu
lant at the Convent of the Holy
Child Jesus, the Motherhouse and
Novitiate of the Sisters of the Holy
Child Jesus, on August 28.
Miss Tickerhoff, who was last year
elected secretary of the Waycross
Branch of the Catholic Laymens As
sociation of Georga, has been one of
the most active members of St. Jos
eph’s parish here, and has recently
served as an officer of St. Joseph’s
Altar Society and the Rosary So
ciety. She has taught Sunday School
at St. Joseph’s for the past three
years. She is a graduate of Waycross
High School.
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus
which Miss Tickerhoff is entering is
represented in the Archdiocese of
Boston, Chicago, Newark. New York,
Los Angeles and Portland in Oregon,
and in’’the Diocese of San Diego. One
college, 11 academies and high schools,
and 8 grammar schools are conducted
by members of the Order of the
United States.
Miss Mary Lyons
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral services
for Miss Mary Rose Lyons were held
from the Cathedral of St- John the
Baptist, the Right Rev. Monsignor T.
James McNamara celebrating the Re
quiem Mass, and paying a beautiful
tribute to Miss Lyons.
Miss Lyons was. the eldest daughter
of Mrs. Agnes Moran Lyons the late
John Lyons, and a member of one
of Savannah’s oldest and best known
Catholic families. Her father was for
many years engaged in the grocery
business here, and the family has al
ways been prominently identified
with every Catholic activity in the
city.
A graduate of St. Vincent’s Acad,
emy 'Miss Lyons also attended the
Visitation Convent in Mobile, where
she was an exceptional student.
She is survived by her mother,
several brothers and sisters, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John - W. Gleason,
K. S. G., John Lyons, Peter R. Nu
gent, John McLaughlin, J. T. McEl-
linn, and M. B. Cosgrove.
(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga—Sisters of
.Mercy of St. Joseph’s Academy came
to Columbus in 1862, and in the near
ly four score years since that time
have been a great factor in the up
building of the parish of the Church
of the Holy Family. In the years
that the Sisters of Mercy have been
in Columbus, successive generations
of Columbus people, Catholics and
Protestants alike, have availed them
selves of the advantages offered by
the Sisters’ School, and former stu
dents of St. Joseph’s Academy may
be found today in every walk of life
in Columbus and the surrounding ter-
iitory.
St. Joseph’s Academy opened its
1941-1942 term on Sept. 15, with an
enrollment of one hundred and
thirty-three pupils, the largest open
ing enrollment in the history of the
school. Quite a number of these
children come from Fort Benning
and Baker Village, being children of
the U. S. Army personnel, whose
parents recognize the value of a
Catholic education.
Sister Mary Barbara, R. S. M-, is
again the Superior of the convent
and principal of the school, ably as
sisted by Sister Basil, Sister Gabriel,
Sister Mary Agnes and Sister Gratia.
Sister Barbara, Sister Basil, and Sister
Gabriel have been associated with
the school before, and are being
welcomed again at St. Joseph’s. Sis
ter Mary Agnes and Sister Gratia
have already won their way into the
hearts* of the children and a very
bright year is assured the grand old
school of St. Joseph in Columbus.
NEW MILITARY INSTRUCTOR
AT BENEDICTINE SCHOOL
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Sergeant O. A.
deMott, w'ho served as military in
structor at Savannah High School last
year, has been transferred to the
Benedictine Military School to serve
as assistant to Major Charles M. Hurt,
professor of military science and tac
tics.
Sergeant deMott replaces Sergeant
Recy L. Rickson. who has been or
dered to attend the officers’ training
school at Fort Benning. He has been
an instructor in R. O. T. C. schools
and colleges for a number of years.
Prior to coming to Savannah he was
assistant to the commandant at Clem-
son College.
YOUTH COUNCIL OF
COLUMBIA DEANERY
MEETS IN ORANGEBURG
ORANGEBURG, S. C.—The Co-
lumbus Deanery of Catholic Youth
Councils met in Orangeburg on Sun
day, September^ 14, for a quarterly
meeting, and to” celebrate their First
Anniversary. The program opened
with a Mass at Holy Trinity Church.
An inspiring sermon on ‘"The Ameri
can Ideal of Womanhood” was deliv
ered by the Rev. John Schultz, C.
SS. R., Professor of Sacred Oratory
at the Catholic University of Ameri
ca. Washington, D. C.
Luncheon was served at the Hotel
Eutaw. with boys and girls in the
Columbia Deanery attending. The
Rev. Joseph T. Daley, C. SS. R.,
pastor of Holy Trinity Church, wel
comed the vistors. Miss Unabelle
Quinn and Fred Herlihy entertained
with vocal selections, accompanists
being Miss Esther Herlihy and Mrs.
Jerome McMichael. The Orangeburg
C. Y. C. presented a delightful skit.
The Orangeburg Club took the
visiting guests on a sight-seeing trip,
stopping at Lee’s Pond where the
business meeting was held. Miss
Mary Jennings, president, of Sumter,
presided and introduced the Very
Rev. Martin Murphy of Columbia.
Father Murphy delivered the address
at the business meeting.
An election of officers for the com
ing year resulted as follows: Presi
dent, Mr. Joe Muller. Orangeburg;
Vice-President. Miss Julia Jennings,
Sumter; Secretary, Miss Mignonne
Martin. Orangeburg, and Treasurer,
Miss Mary Jumper. Columbia.
Miss Kathryn rtiddock. Diocesan
Youth Chairman, of Charleston was
introduced and spoke on the Con
vention to be held in Spartanburg in
October. All were urged to attend.
She gave the program outlined Tor
Youth Councils for the coming vea-
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served and the First An
niversary Cake was cut. The mem
bers then returned to Holy Trinity
Church for Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, followed by an
explanation of the work performed
by the “Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Motor Chapel” which the members
had the opportunity of seeing, on the
grounds of the church. Father John
Walsh, C.SS.R.. and Father John F.
Renehan, C.SS.R*.. priests in charge
of the Chapel, both gave talks.
There were some 75 members pres
ent at this succelsfu! gathering. The
Columbia Deanery is composed of
the Youth Councils from Orange
burg. Columbia, Sumter and the
Mission Towns.
New K. of C. Council
Fayetteville, N. C.
Hr. J. A. Kosterman Is
Grand Knight of Newly
Organized Cardinal Gibbons
Council
(Special to The Bulletin)
FAY ETTE1LLE, N. C — Institution
of Cardinal Gibbons Council No.
2838, of Fayetteville, tool* place re
cently with State Deputy Anthony
Redmond, of Asheville, presiding.
Assisting in the ceremony were Dis
trict Deputy John P. Cummings of
Raleigh and District Deputy Dennis
J. Dunn of Charlotte.
The first degree was conferred ^on
twelve candidates by officers of Fa
ther Thomas F. Price Council, No.
2546, of R'aleigh, and the officers of
the new council were - installed by
District Deputy Dunn.
Officers installed included Dr. J. A.
Kosterman, Fayetteville, grand
knight; Louis Parker, Elizabethtown,
chancellor; William J. O’Rouke, Fay
etteville, recorder; Fred T. Zahren,
Fayetteville, treasurer: Thomas A.
Mondalek, Fayetteville, advocate;
John C. Redmond, Lumberton, war
den; Thomas Frye, Fayetteville, in
side guard, Charles M. Dismukes,
Lumberton, outside guard, Thomas
I. Hussey, Isaac Monsour, Fayette
ville, and the Rev. Thomas A. Wil
liams, Southern Pines, trustees. John
J. Reschak, of Fayetteville, was
named financial secretary pending
formal appointment by the Supreme
Knight.
The Rev. F. J. Higgins, O. M. L,
pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Fay
etteville, was named as chaplain, and
Marcus Anthony, of Laurinburg wa3
appointed lecturer.
Members of Knights of Columbus
from all Councils in North Carolina
were in attendance, as were a num
ber of soldiers from Fort Bragg who
are members of the order. The meet
ing was held in the new N. C. C S.
quarters in Fayetteville.
SUMTER YOUTH COUNCIL
HEARS INSPIRING READING
SUMTER. S. C.—At the semi
monthly meeting of Saint Anne’s
Catholic Youth Council, on Sept.
10, an inspiring reading was given
by Miss Julie Jennings on the life
of Saint Therese, “The Little Flower”.
It is planned to have similar read
ings on the lives of other saints at
future meetings.
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